The monarchs of which country sent Christopher Columbus on his journeys?

Spain Click to see the answer

The Shoguns ruled over which country?

Japan

The Portuguese empire had control of which of these countries?

Brazil

The Great 'what' of London occurred in 1666?

Fire

Who sculpted the famous Statue of David?

Michelangelo

Which Chinese dynasty ruled from 1644 until 1911?

Qing

Cuauhtémoc ruled in which continent?

South America Click to see the answer

Diamyo' was a noble rank in which country?

Japan

René Descartes was from which country?

France

The Salem witch trials of 1692 occurred in which US state?

Massachusetts

Hernán Cortés presented which bean to the Europeans after his conquests?

Cocoa

Akbar the Great ruled over which empire?

Mughal

Emperor Jiajing ruled in which country?

China

Mount Vesuvius erupted in which country in 1631?

Italy

What was Queen Mary of England's nickname?

Bloody

The Aztecs were conquered by which European country?

Spain Click to see the answer

What was Galileo Galilei best known for being?

Scientist

Elizabeth I of England led the fight against which Armada?

Spanish

Caravaggio was renowned for creating what?

Paintings

Albrecht II was the elected but never-crowned king of which country?

Germany

Akbar the Great ruled over which country?

India

In 1536, which Argentinean city was founded by Pedro de Mendoza?

Buenos Aires

The Aztecs lived primarily in the region known as what today?

Mexico

England broke away from which Church in the 16th century?

Catholic

The Tudors ruled in which European country?

England

The Samurai were warriors in which Asian country?

Japan

Sir Francis Bacon was an advocate of which 'method'?

Scientific

The Spanish Inquisition attempted to maintain the dominance of which religion?

Catholicism

Which of Henry VIII's wives gave birth to Elizabeth I?

Anne Boleyn

John Calvin, who founded Calvinism, was influential in which field?

Religion

Which country led the Mayflower to America?

England

Leonardo da Vinci painted what in c.1503-1506?

Mona Lisa

The Spanish mainly colonized which part of what would come to be the United States?

South

François II was the king of which European country?

France

Which Henry was famous for his six wives?

VIII

Francisco de Orellana explored which river, found in South America?

Amazon

What was El Greco NOT particularly famous for?

Literature Click to see the answer

What was New York's original name?

New Amsterdam

In which country were cuckoo clocks invented?

Germany

Louis XIV was known as the 'what' King?

Sun

The House of Bourbon ruled over which European country?

France

The Edict of Nantes took effect in which country?

France

Gustavus Adolphus ruled in which European country?

Sweden Click to see the answer

Portugal reached Macau, an island off the coast of which country, in 1513?

China

The House of Braganza ruled in which European country?

Portugal

The Kingdom of Cuzco was part of which ancient civilization?

Inca

Michelangelo was famously from which Italian city?

Florence

The famous St. Peter's Basilica is located in which city?

Vatican

Luís Vaz de Camões was a famous writer from which country?

Portugal

What was John Milton of England famous for?

Writing

347 English settlers were killed in 1622 in which American city?

Jamestown

The failed Gunpowder Plot primarily attempted to assassinate who in England?

King Click to see the answer

Which Chinese dynasty came to an end in 1644?

Ming

Hernán Cortés lead Spain to conquer which South American country?

Mexico

The caravel, used for exploration of the sea, was invented by which country?

Portugal

Who sketched the 'Vitruvian Man'?

da Vinci

Antonio Lucio Vivaldi was a famous Italian what?

Composer

Bottled beer was invented in which city in 1568?

London

In which English city was William Shakespeare born?

Stratford-upon-Avon

Isabella I of Spain was first queen of which part of the then-divided country?

Castile

Casimir IV Jagiellon ruled in which country?

Poland

Work began on the building of the Taj Mahal in 1632 in which Indian city?

Agra

Suleiman the Magnificent ruled over which empire?

Ottoman

The 'what' East India Company brought great wealth to its country?

Dutch

The first epidemic of what occurred on the island of Hispaniola in 1507?

Smallpox

Juan Sebastián Elcano did what in the 16th century?

Circumnavigated Globe

The first flushable toilets appeared in which year?

1500

Christopher Columbus was born in which country?

Italy

In 1502, Columbus believed the islands of the Caribbean were near which country?

India Click to see the answer

In which field of science was Johannes Kepler of Germany famous for?

Astronomy

Which part of the Sistine Chapel is famously the main focal point?

Ceiling

Henry VIII had Anne Boleyn executed on what grounds?

Adultery

Copernicus waited until the end of his life to put forward which controversial theory?

Earth Orbits The Sun

The Battle of the Spurs was between which two countries in 1513?

England and France

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was a famous Spanish what?

Writer Click to see the answer

Lady Jane 'what' was Queen of England for nine days?

Grey

The first what was presented to the English Royal Society in 1699?

Steam Engine

The surface detail of which planet was first observed in 1659?

Mars

In 1589, the first machine which could do what automatically was invented?

Knit

Spain and Germany defeated which country in the Battle of Pavia?

France

Legend has it that which New World resource was stored in Seville's Torre del Oro in Spain?

Gold

Queen Mary of England was hated by her sister Elizabeth for propagating which religion?

Catholicism

The method of which medical advancement was established in 1625?

Blood Transfusion

What was the relationship between Mary and Elizabeth of England?

Half-Sisters

What was the name of the greatest of the Aztec cities?

Tenochtitlan

Dom Pérignon first created which type of wine in 1670?

Champagne

In 1550, Ambrose Paré began creating artificial what?

Limbs

Elizabeth I of England was known as the 'what' Queen?

Virgin